The 10 best universities in the world, but this ranking says it's a little different

Harvard University again tops the list of the world's best universities, according to a new list from the Center for World University Rankings.

For the top 1,000 universities in the world, 224 are in the US, 90 are in China, 74 are in Japan, and 65 are in the United Kingdom.

CWUR uses eight indicators to determine its rankings, including quality of education, alumni employment, and influence. The organization also credits itself as the only ranking that doesn't rely on survey or university data.

See the top 10 universities in the world below:

No. 10 — Yale University

No. 9 — Princeton University

No. 8 — University of Chicago

No. 7 — University of California at Berkeley

No. 6 — Columbia University

No. 5 — University of Oxford (United Kingdom)

No. 4 — University of Cambridge (United Kingdom)

No. 3 — Massachusetts Institute of Technology

No. 2 — Stanford University

No. 1 — Harvard University